Works great, after it breaks inBy Alexon 2/5/2015

Alex would recommend this product to a friend

This baby works like a well oiled machine... after it breaks in! Mine didn't produce anything at all for at least the first 24 hours, probably closer to 30ish... and even then it was very minimal. I was a bit concerned, but everything I read said to let it break in. Sure enough, it took a week and it really kicked in. Now it produces a lot of nasty green skim, I would definitely buy this again.

Where's the instruction?By Tedon 1/8/2015

Ted would recommend this product to a friend

BRS asked me to review this product even though I've had this product for almost a week. It looks like it's got good quality parts although there are no step by step instructions how to assemble it. There is a small diagram of an exploded view of the parts list which is slightly helpful. The collection box on top allows water to creep up the side wall. These little bubbles that creep up pop and eventually create a drop of water which runs down the outside of the filter and drip off the bottom. I'm still trying to fine tune this filter but I think I'll eventually be happy with it. It's already pulling out nasty junk from the water.

Excellent product!By Joon 11/17/2014

Jo would recommend this product to a friend

I was a little concerned that it would be difficult to set up after reading other reviews but it was super easy. Started pulling gunk out within a few hours and my tank never looked so good. No micro-bubbles at all. Love it!!!

a good skimmer By matthewon 8/23/2014

matthew would recommend this product to a friend

Best hang on skimmer I have ever had. I have had it for over a year and it pulls out so much " ". When you go to clean it the scum will be thick and smell horrible.

superb skimmerBy little reef big coralon 7/22/2014

little reef big coral would recommend this product to a friend

Awesome. Deserves 5 stars even with the horrible instructions. wow someone wrote a comment they only clean theirs out once a month.

bad equipmentBy willieon 7/20/2014

willie wouldn't recommend this product to a friend

Don't waste your money it will after a few months

A BEASTBy C Covingtonon 7/12/2014

C Covington would recommend this product to a friend

I've used many brands/types of protein skimmers over the years. This one hands down is the most powerful and efficiently designed that I've ever run across. Installation was easy (and leak free) and it started pulling gunk out of my tank within hours after power up. Highly recommended.

Great product!By Stephaneon 5/1/2014

Stephane would recommend this product to a friend

I'm new to reefing and i don't have a 'sophisticated' setup with sump or anything like that. I needed a skimmer for my 75gallon and after a lot of internet searching i went with this one.

I've had it for about 4months now and the only complaint i really have with it is that i had to turn it off twice. once because it got so mucky inside i it was overflowing. so properly cleaning it every month or so helped. bare in mind my tank was still new and settling in so i had algae growing in the skimmer. the other time is when i put some redslime remover to clear the Cyanobacteria bloom i had. A few water changes and i was good to go.

Overall it's really quiet compared to other models i've seen in person at my LFS (hang on back skimmers). it certainly does the job! within a few minutes of having it on i can start to see the 'crap' thats in my water being skimmed out.

awesome skimmerBy the shackon 3/22/2014

the shack would recommend this product to a friend

This is the best HOB skimmer on the market. After much research and alot of anticipation I finally took the plunge. Boy was it worth it I have a 75 gallon sps tank that I ran skimmerless for a year I had immeasurable nitrates on a red sea nitrate pro colorimetric test kit with zero algae anywhere in the tank. Within one day this skimmer was pulling stuff out and within three days I got 1/4 collection cup full. After a week the skimmate was a nice dark green color and all of my fish and sps displayed even more vibrant color with polyp expansion that was unparalled before. If you arent running a sump this is the best purchase you can make even if you have zero nitrates like I did. The instructions were lacking but if you have a little common sense it should be no problem to figure out how to put it together.

Best HOB skimmer i have ever usedBy Ezraon 1/27/2014

Ezra would recommend this product to a friend

I would have to say that if you are looking for a HOB protein skimmer this is the one you should look at. After the initial break in period this skimmer is pulling dark skimmate from my tank, and putting a lot less micro bubbles in my tank compared to my old HOB skimmer. I would have to say that the one downfall is the instruction that come with this skimmer are not that well worded or descriptive. As performance goes though i would have to say this skimmer is awesome.

Great Skimmer for the price!By Richardon 1/3/2014

Richard would recommend this product to a friend

Got the skimmer yesterday and set it up. Within 2 hours it had pulledenough DARK brown skimmate to fill 1/4 of the collection cup. A little on the loud side but worth the trade off

Great product for the moneyBy rvickery2on 12/14/2013

rvickery2 would recommend this product to a friend

The 2000 is built solid and pretty quite for the job it is doing. I don't run a sump so the HOB was the only option. After doing research most recommended the Reef Octopus. No regrets